Green: its the color of life. As seasons cycle on Earth, it is the greenness of the planet that is the most notable change. Both on the ground and in space we seen vegetation bloom, flourish, and...
(Image source: ESO) BY NICHOLE CARTMELL Since ancient times, astronomers have wondered if there might be planets revolving around Earth’s nearest stellar neighbors. And it seems as if there’s been a...
For all of our history there’ve always been people who are going out to find something new, to understand something new and to bring those things back home to expand and share culture. That’s what...
Think it's chilly in your neck of the woods? Well take solace in the fact that your neck of the woods isn't east Antarctica, which just set a blistering new record for the coldest...
So as an astronomer, when I look at the sky with other people, they always ask me, "What is your favorite place in the universe? What is your favorite galaxy? What is your favorite...